Population-based estimate of the burden of acute gastrointestinal illness in Jiangsu province, China, 2010–2011

To determine the burden and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in the population, a cross-sectional, monthly face-to-face survey of 10 959 residents was conducted in Jiangsu province between July 2010 and June 2011. The adjusted monthly prevalence was 4·7% with 0·63 AGI episodes/pe...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2013-05, Vol.141 (5), p.944-952
Main Authors: ZHOU, Y. J., DAI, Y., YUAN, B. J., ZHEN, S. Q., TANG, Z., WU, G. L., WANG, Y., ZHOU, M. H., CHEN, Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adusted gross income
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
China - epidemiology
Cost of Illness
Data Collection
Diarrhea
Disease prevention
Diseases
Epidemiology
Female
Food Contamination
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology
Hospitals
Households
Humans
Illnesses
Industrialized nations
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Interviews
Male
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Mortality
Original Papers
Polls & surveys
Population estimates
Population Surveillance
Population-based studies
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Response rates
Schools
Surveillance
Symptomatology
Time Factors
Variance analysis
Vomiting
Work
Young Adult
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Summary:To determine the burden and distribution of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) in the population, a cross-sectional, monthly face-to-face survey of 10 959 residents was conducted in Jiangsu province between July 2010 and June 2011. The adjusted monthly prevalence was 4·7% with 0·63 AGI episodes/person per year. The prevalence was the highest in children aged
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268812001331